Although both [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and Nietzsche were philologists, it is unknown if Tolkien ever read any work of Nietzsche, and few comparative studies have appeared. One study, however, is the article “’’Über’’hobbits: Tolkien, Nietzsche, and the Will to Power”, written by [[Douglas K. Blount]] and published in [[The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy|The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All]]. Yet another article (first presented as a paper at the Tolkien conference at Exeter College, Oxford, in August 2006), the more lenghty "Frodo or Zarathustra: Beyond Nihilism in Tolkien and Nietzsche" by [[Peter M. Candler, Jr.]], was published in [[Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Sources of Inspiration]]. The latter “explores the intricate relationships between philology, creativity, creation, myths, the return to the past and the recurrence of things as discussed by Nietzsche and Tolkien”<ref>[ http://www.walking-tree.org/cormareBookInfo.php?number=18 Walking Tree Publishers] as of July 23, 2010</ref>.

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Although both [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and Nietzsche were philologists, it is unknown if Tolkien ever read any work of Nietzsche, and few comparative studies have appeared. One study, however, is the article "''Über''hobbits: Tolkien, Nietzsche, and the Will to Power", written by [[Douglas K. Blount]] and published in ''[[The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy|The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One Book to Rule Them All]]''. Yet another article (first presented as a paper at the Tolkien conference at Exeter College, Oxford, in August 2006), the more lenghty "Frodo or Zarathustra: Beyond Nihilism in Tolkien and Nietzsche" by [[Peter M. Candler, Jr.]], was published in ''[[Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings – Sources of Inspiration|Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Sources of Inspiration]]''. The latter "''explores the intricate relationships between philology, creativity, creation, myths, the return to the past and the recurrence of things as discussed by Nietzsche and Tolkien''"<ref>[http://www.walking-tree.org/cormareBookInfo.php?number=18 Walking Tree Publishers] as of July 23, 2010</ref>.

==External links==

==External links==

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*[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5230252/Uberhobbits “’’Über’’hobbits: Tolkien, Nietzsche, and the Will to Power”] (online version at docstoc)

*[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/5230252/Uberhobbits “’’Über’’hobbits: Tolkien, Nietzsche, and the Will to Power”] (online version at docstoc)

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*[www.theologyphilosophycentre.co.uk/papers/Candler_TolkeinNietzsche.doc “Tolkien or Nietzsche, Philology and Nihilism”], a working paper by Peter M. Candler, Jr. (downloadable Word document at The Centre for Philosophy and Theology)

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*"[http://www.theologyphilosophycentre.co.uk/papers/Candler_TolkeinNietzsche.doc Tolkien or Nietzsche, Philology and Nihilism]", a working paper by Peter M. Candler, Jr. (downloadable Word document at The Centre for Philosophy and Theology)

*[http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/14/nietzsche-and-tolkien-reviewing-the-will-to-power/ Nietzsche and Tolkien: reviewing the Will to Power, part 1], continues as [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/14/nietzsche-and-tolkien-2-the-valar/ part 2], [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/16/nietzsche-and-tolkien-3/ part 3], [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/24/nietzsche-and-tolkien-4/ part 4], and [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/28/nietzsche-and-tolkien-5-thus-spake-gandalf/ part 5]

*[http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/14/nietzsche-and-tolkien-reviewing-the-will-to-power/ Nietzsche and Tolkien: reviewing the Will to Power, part 1], continues as [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/14/nietzsche-and-tolkien-2-the-valar/ part 2], [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/16/nietzsche-and-tolkien-3/ part 3], [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/24/nietzsche-and-tolkien-4/ part 4], and [http://www.methodinit.org.uk/methodinit/2007/06/28/nietzsche-and-tolkien-5-thus-spake-gandalf/ part 5]

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 – August 25, 1900) was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism.